Places in this day's records
8 places · 2 events not on the map
Abu Dhabi · Dubai · Eastern Province · Gulf of Oman · Jurf al-Sakhar · Strait of Hormuz · Tehran · Yater
16 March 2026
10 events recorded (3 confirmed), and 4 statements counted apart.
16 March 2026 in brief
HRANA recorded at least 21 civilians killed in Iran as Israel announced a new wave of strikes on Tehran, and a missile struck a car in Abu Dhabi, killing a Palestinian resident, according to UAE authorities. [1][2] Israel's military said it was conducting limited ground operations in southern Lebanon, and an air raid hit a Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters at Jurf al-Sakhar in Iraq, injuring three, an Iraqi security source said. [1][2] A drone-related incident set a fuel tank alight near Dubai International Airport and briefly halted flights, and UKMTO said a tanker at anchor east of Fujairah was struck by a projectile. [1][2] Trump said he had asked about seven countries to send warships to secure Hormuz, but AP reported no commitments, and Germany's defence minister said it was not Germany's war. [1]
New count
at least
1,351
civilians killed, Iran
HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) · independent count
as of 16 Mar · 1 other count this day
Said
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers that there was no appetite for now to extend the EU's Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz, and that the mission should instead be strengthened; she said the door was not closed.
European Union (High Representative and EEAS)
16 Mar · to an international body
Reported by Euronews
Market
$101.04
Brent crude, per barrel
+42% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
16 Mar · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 4 statements, not counted as events
Said
European Union (High Representative and EEAS): EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers that there was no appetite for now to extend the EU's Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz, and that the mission should instead be strengthened; she said the door was not closed.
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Government of Germany: German defence minister Boris Pistorius said of the Hormuz request that this was not Germany's war and Germany had not started it.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naini said most of the IRGC's weapons stock remained intact, that the missiles in use were about a decade old, and that Iran had not yet fired missiles produced since the June 2025 war.
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Government of the United States: President Trump said the US was hitting Iran's drone factories and that Iran had very little firepower left; on Truth Social he called Iran militarily ineffective and weak and said it used AI as a disinformation weapon, without offering evidence.